"I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
An Elephant's faithful
One-hundred percent!"

-- Dr. Suess - Horton Hatches the Egg

Some principles which should help you make a good bargain.

  • Magic words are a really bad risk mitigant. Don’t take a piece of paper to a knife fight.
  • The foundation of any contract is trust. the point at which you feel the need to say for the avoidance of doubt, you are acknowledging a lack of trust.

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